Joe | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | July 30, 2014
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Some very fine acting throughout but the pacing kills the atmosphere and makes it feel like a 4 hour film. Some characters just vanish.
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| synopsis | Mississippi, the wild American south. Joe Ransom is the unlikeliest of role models: He drinks like a fish, regularly blows his entire income on gambling, and has slipped through the fingers of the police on many occasions. Nevertheless, this ex-convict turned lumberjack takes the 15-year-old Gary, a chance acquaintance, under his wing. There’s a lot about Gary – the oldest child of a homeless family travelling the highways under the rule of a drunk, worthless father – that reminds the old dog of his own past. Joe’s paternal feelings for the teenager soon emerge – at last, he too can be a hero. |
| lead actors | Nicolas Cage | Tye Sheridan | Ronnie Gene Blevins | Sue Rock | Heather Kafka | Robert Johnson | Gary Poulter | Adriene Mishler | Brenda Isaacs Booth | Aaron Spivey-Sorrells | Dana Freitag |
| director | David Gordon Green |